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Sasquatch sighting in Happy Camp , California , on State Route 96 , where the State of Jefferson Scenic Byway turns into the Bigfoot Scenic Byway .
materialized , the movement is still active and the State of Jefferson Scenic Byway runs along Route 96 from State Route 263 to Happy Camp . After that , 96 becomes the Bigfoot Scenic Byway . Regardless of one ’ s views on state politics or mythical forest dwellers , the riding along Route 96 is sublime and traffic is almost nonexistent .
At Willow Creek , I turned west onto State Route 299 , known as the Trinity Heritage Scenic Byway because it follows the path of 19th century gold miners and pioneers . It snakes its way through the heavily wooded Trinity Alps and climbs over a pass before making a long descent to the coast . Even in mid-July , U . S . Route 101 through Arcata , Eureka and Fortuna was socked in with chilly fog . At Alton , I turned east again , heading inland on State Route 36 — not a designated scenic byway , but known as Serpent to the Sea . Traveling west-to-east , it passes through a few rural communities before entering Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park , where enormous coast redwoods rise hundreds of